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 Everything was normal. People were busy in their hard-pressed lives. Local trains were running ceaselessly making a clickety-clack sound. The cars were disrupting the silence and mantling the calm and clear blue sky as usual. The birds were dying due to our interventions in the environment. Everything was normal until… "India begins 21 days lockdown as the number of coronavirus cases crosses 600" -25th March 2020 ( The Hindu Desk) Suddenly, everything turned dead silent. The chirping of the birds was heard as never before. The sky appeared clear blue which was infrequent and extraordinary for our generation. Nothing stirred. The birds were finally happy to breathe and sing in the clear, fresh air. Initially, people were scared and sceptical. Some also went into depression or stress. Everyone had become anxious about their future. The increasing cases of the COVID patients dreaded the whole world. Life was a mess Well, there are always some positive aspects to the negative ev...

  Every day was the same day. Get up at 5am, catch a local train, reach college , study, return back and sleep. The loop started again the next day. First, let me provide you with a backdrop of my life. Growing up in a big city, Mumbai, I was never a social person. I still hate the crowd, strangers and the hustle. I am an admirer of solitude. Solitude brings me peace. Solitude is like an electric socket to which when attached I get completely charged. It rejuvenates me Originally,I would think of this feeling as an impediment  to success but I was wrong. Something serendipitously changed my views on success and life. #NEWYOU Everything in my life was the same until… "India begins 21 days lockdown as the number of coronavirus cases crosses 600" -25th March 2020 ( The Hindu Desk) After 25th March everything was still. Nothing moved. Cars didn't honk. The ceaselessly moving local trains remained motionless. The only noise perceived was that of the birds chirping merrily in t...

   INTRODUCTION The novel, Jane Eyre is Charlotte Bronte’s protest against patriarchy. It is about a valiant orphan named Jane who struggles and fights her way through anguished childhood and enigmatic adulthood under her own steam to claim her unconventional and independent status in the society. Jane sets her face against the mastery over her by the men in her life. She fights against all the odds and secures an equal position to men in the society. This is a captivating narrative encompassing love, Christianity, valor and feminism. Considering all these facets, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is said to be written ahead of time.   FIRE AND ICE One of the well portrayed concepts in the story is ‘Fire and Ice’. Throughout the novel, Jane is given the quality of either fire or ice. It is used as a metaphor for her feelings. Initially, when Jane fumes against Mrs. Reeds and accuses her for degrading her life, her feelings and state and state of mind is given the quality of f...